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the moon in paintings. x

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“Above all, Hekate is witchcraft. She is that colossal force witches evoke and invoke within themselves to manifest will and create reality. She burns with Fiery Ether, and when witches gather and celebrate Her, She shares that ether, that Witch Flame, and just as She walks the liminal roads balanced between Aether, Khaos, and Erebos, so too do Her witches. That is how we transmute will, to power, to reality.”

— Jeff Cullen, Liber Khthonia

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Get over the fear of being seen.

Stop caring about how you’re gonna be perceived. Stop doubting yourself. Stop aiming to be perfect. Stop ruminating.

Accept who you are. Hype yourself. Invest in yourself. Be audacious. Trust in the greater outcome. Allow yourself to be seen as you are.

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TO ARTEMIS

Chaste goddess, bathing in silver light These ancient, sacred trees, Turn your beautiful face toward us Without your veil of clouds. Calm, O goddess, calm, All burning hearts, and Over-zealous emotion, Spread on earth the sweet peace Which you make reign in heaven.

—A Year of Pagan Prayer, compiled by Barbara Nolan

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Detail of a neoclassical marble statue of a Naiad or Nymph by Giovanni Battista Lombardi, dated to 1858.

Λεπτομέρεια από ένα νεοκλασικό μαρμάρινο άγαλμα από μια Ναϊάδα ή Νύμφη του Τζιοβάνι Μπατίστα Λομπάρντι , χρονολογείται από το 1858.

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steller's jay

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Inktober Day 12 - Remote

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PAEAN TO APOLLO

Permanent occupant of the holy Pythian oracle, founded by gods on the mountain flanking Delphi, Apollo—O hail Paean—Apollo, pride and joy of Leto, Coeus’ daughter, and by the will of Zeus, supreme among the gods—O Paean. There from your prophetic seat waving fresh-cut laurel sprigs, you pursue the art of prophecy—O hail Paean—from the awesome inner temple: the sacred course of the future with oracles and melodious chords on the lyre—O Paean. Purged in the Vale of Tempe by the will of Zeus on high, helped by Pallas on your way to Pytho—O hail Paean—you talked Gaia, the flower-nurse, and Themis of the lovely hair, into giving you the perfumed seat of power—O Paean. So, as gods know gratitude, you grant Athena pride of place at the threshold of your holy temple—O hail Paean—you thank her for her kindness, the kindness she showed long ago you remember always: sumptuous is her honor—O Paean. The gods make generous donations: Poseidon a most religious site, the Nymphs a grotto called Corycian—O hail Paean—Dionysus torch-lit mountain revels. Stern Artemis patrols the land with her well-trained pack of guard dogs—O Paean. So you who beautify your body in the gushing waters of Castalia from the slopes of Mount Parnassus, I beseech you—O hail Paean—receive with grace the hymn we sing, grant us wealth with decency for ever, protect us with your presence—O Paean.

—A Year of Pagan Prayer, compiled by Barbara Nolan

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In regards to research:

Don’t accept witchcraft books for history. Read history texts. 

Don’t accept witchcraft books for mental processes. Read psychology and biological texts. 

Don’t accept witchcraft books for mythology. Don’t accept witchcraft books for religion. Read original texts and papers written researchers credited in their fields. 

Use witchcraft books for witchcraft, and witchcraft alone. That is what they specialize in and what they are published for. If it branches out into a different subject, be suspicious and research the topic later. 

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The WanderingSoul

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HYMN TO THEMIS

I call on sacred Themis, maiden daughter of majestic parents, child of the Sky, born of Earth, bright-faced maiden, you who first revealed the holy prophecies of the gods to mortals, and the Oracle at Delphi, on the field where King Python reigned. You taught Lord Phoebus the power of prophecy. Greatly honored, greatly revered, you shine in the darkness, bringing holy worship to humankind, and the Bacchic nights of revelry. You teach the honors of the blessed gods, and their mysteries. O holy maiden, come with blessings to those who celebrate your mysteries.

—A Year of Pagan Prayer, compiled by Barbara Nolan

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Ohhh. The Kybalion is where all the juicy stuff is.

It was also just really spooky to see the author(s) say, "These teachings will find you when you're ready for them" after praying to Hekate for guidance and wisdom. And, coincidentally, my library had a copy of The Book of Hermetica sitting there waiting for me.

Thank you, Despoina.

Man, the Corpus Hermeticum is definitely not my cup of tea. I hope the other two essential texts are more interesting because I really want to know why Hermeticism was featured in my dream the other morning.

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Devin Forst

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Sergey Solomko (1867–1928) - Walpurgis Night

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The Hαnged Man

Commissioned illustration for a tarot card deck.

Prints here!

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Magick isn’t an outside force, mystically waiting around to do your bidding. Magick is the energy of things you set into motion—in your environment and most especially in yourself.

—Laura Tempest Zakroff, Weave the Liminal